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Roc. Come on now, Roc.

The homeless shelter gives this sale once a year.

Oh, come on, Eleanor, let me keep this one.

It's a perfectly good leisure suit.

Roc, that thing's been hangin' in the back of your closet

since I've known you.

'Cause it's a classic.

Not to mention, it's comfortable.

Wash-and-wear.

And best of all, it's flame-retardant.

Yeah, I found that out.

Look, Roc, now, I'm donating some things that I still like.

But these people are homeless.

And they can use this stuff more than we can.

Don't I know you?

No, I don't think so.

- Eleanor, right? - Yeah.

And you!

You the one who ties a double knot in his trash bags.

Roc!

She definitely knows us, alright.

I was the homeless person

you found on your back porch last year.

Oh-h-h, it's Linda!

- Linda? - Roc, look, it's Linda.

Oh, man.

So, so, where's Donald? Is he up in here somewhere?

Uh, na, na, uh. Donald and I, we're not together no more.

He wasn't ready to get himself together, so I moved on.

Oh, well, I'm sorry to hear that.

Bah! Now, that's all behind me now.

And since I've been here to shelter

I've been taking computer classes.

And on Monday I have my first job interview...

...at a bank.

Well, that's good for you, Linda.

That's great.

Listen, Linda, why don't you come over to our house tonight

and have a nice home cooked meal?

Uh, Eleanor...

...thank you, but if I remember your trash correctly

you people eat a lot of meatloaf.

I hate meatloaf.

Tonight's meatloaf looks a lot like steak.

- Really? - Mm-hmm.

And we're also having meatloaf that looks a lot like...

...fluffy mashed potatoes and gravy.

Any of that meatloaf look like biscuits dripping in butter?

Obviously, you seen my meatloaf.

Yeah. I'll be with you in a minute. Let me get my jacket.

You know...

Eleanor, I don't mind helping out, you know.

But if we're gonna have meatloaf that looks like something...

...why couldn't it look like Spam?

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ With no future ♪

♪ So to speak ♪

♪ Can't live out his dreams ♪

♪ Now he's trapped into thinking ♪

♪ He won't succeed ♪

♪ And he can believe ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Not for tomorrow ♪

♪ Not for tomorrow ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪

- Hey. - Mail's in.

Oh, good, good, good, pop.

- Uh, the phone bill come? - Uh-huh.

What do you want it for?

I've been making some long-distance phone calls

to Kim in Stockholm.

I just wanna see if... Gee-aw-d!

Man, look at this.

Three hundred dollars worth of long-distance charges, man.

Lemme see that.

Whoo-ee!

Yeah, to most people this is a phone bill...

...but to Roc...

...this is your eviction notice.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Tell me about it.

Oh, I'd sure hate to see this mess

between you and Roc heat up again.

Uh-huh.

I'll tell you what...

Uh, just this once.

I'll take care of it, son.

You-you-you do that for me, pop?

Uh-huh.

Pop, you're a prince. Thank you.

- Thank you. I appreciate that. - Think nothing of it.

Yeah, I'd do this for you

and then you can do something for me.

Something like what, pop?

Well, Maddie needed some help

moving some chairs and a few boxes.

- Chairs and boxes, huh? - Mm-hmm.

Alright, pop, you got a deal.

Good. I'll call Maddie

and tell her to expect you in the morning.

Okay, no problem.

Seven sharp.

Seven? Eh-eh-eh, pop?

Pop!

Seven o'clock, man?

The last time I got up at 7 o'clock I was in...

I ain't never get up at no seven.

Come right on in.

Wow! I never thought I'd see the inside of this house again.

Well, it's glad to have you here under different circumstances.

Linda?

- Joey. - Hey.

Don't.. What's this hand stuff? Gimme a hug, Linda.

Hey, how you doin'?

You look like you've been taking good care of yourself.

Yeah. I'm getting along.

Yeah, I'll say. Linda's about to do something important

that you could never begin to comprehend.

Like-like what?

She's going on an interview for a job.

Ugh! Job! Hope that's not catching.

We invited Linda over for dinner tonight

to help us celebrate.

Good, good.

Did you take those steaks out

the freezer like I asked?

- Steaks? I thought we's havin-- - Steaks!

Remember? We're havin' steaks.

What, those New Year steaks?

Joey.

Alright.

That steak's been in that freezer since I moved here.

Say, Linda, if the interview goes as I know it will

soon we'll be having steaks at your house.

Yeah, well, I hope so.

Oh, Roc, stop talking about the interview.

You, you're gonna make her nervous.

Hey, Linda, y-y-you know what?

I-I picked up a briefcase on my route.

It's like new. Maybe you could use it.

Oh, thanks, Roc.

Yeah, that'll help me look real professional.

Good. I tried giving it to Joey, you know

but he breaks out in hives every time he sees it.

Eleanor, you know...

...your house is so comfortable.

Oh, thank you.

Yeah, and you have so many nice things.

Really?

Well, you have a few.

You know, I used to have nice stuff.

But when you're out on the street

it's kinda hard to keep up with your things.

Oh, Linda, they're just things, honey.

Don't you even look back.

You just keep on moving on.

Hey, hey, hey. I found it.

This briefcase is as good as new.

So, how the steaks comin'?

Well, you know, a seven-bone shoulder chuck steak

takes a little while to thaw out.

Aw, man! That's Crazy George.

How you doin'?

Hey, uh, I.. I wanted to borrow your weed whacker.

'Cause my grandmother's hair on her back

is growing out real thick.

If it keeps growing, it's gonna start to dread up.

L-like, you know, a Jamaican. Bop! Bop! Bop! But...

To think about it, she wants to, like, cut dandelions

and I told her to be careful cutting dandelions

'cause lions, they still mean even if, even if they are dandy.

- So, you know-- - George, George.

We don't have a weed whacker.

And in case you haven't noticed

we don't have a lawn.

Well...

Roc, may I have a glass of water...

- Oh, yeah. - ...please?

No, George!

Alright. Linda, George.

George, Linda.

- Hi. - Hey.

Time's up. Get out, George.

Roc, get me that glass of water.

Oh, no, hey!

Uh...

Uh, where'd you keep the water?

Oh my.

'Cause, you know, they say 97% of your body is water

and the other 3%, uh, well...

...that keeps you from drowning.

'So, uh..'

So, Linda, you...

- Linda. - Hmm?

You, uh, you excited about your interview... tomorrow?

Oh, actually, I am a little nervous.

Nervous? You don't have to be nervous.

'Cause I got the key to gettin' over your nerves.

See, what you do is, you act like you're somebody else.

You know, act like you one of them French.

Like you from, like Jacques Cousteau from France.

'Cause they can say anything and make it sound like...

"Le dawg!"

Look at ze dawg!

Le Kool-Aid.

Chicken... Anything, you wanna say.

You know, that's some good advice, George.

I'm gonna try that.

T-thank you.

You're welcome.

Well, I guess I'm gonna...

...as the French say...

...au revoir.

That means, "Go jump in the river, George."

Here you are, Linda.

I like your friend.

He's real sweet.

Yeah.

So, Roc, you see what I just saw?

Yeah, he actually made contact with another human.

I think he was hittin' on Linda.

Oh, come on, Joey, that's ridiculous.

Trust me, that-that cross-eyed, far away, distant kind of look...

That's a man on the make.

Joey, he looks like that all the time.

Oh, Linda. See?

This is the dress I was tellin' you about.

- Oh, that's real pretty. - Good.

Eleanor, do you know that man that was in the kitchen?

Joey?

No. The cute one.

Uh... George.

Is he married?

George?

No, he's not married.

And there's some very good reasons for that.

Trust me.

No. No, see, I'm not thinking nothing like that.

Right now the only thing on my mind

is gettin' back on my feet.

I-I just thought, well...

I-I don't know, he-he seemed kinda nice.

It just needs some leather cleaner, it'll be good as new.

- Got money on that. - Don't worry about money.

I got it.

Hello.

Collect call from-from where?

Uh... no. We don't know any-any Kim.

Uh.. I might know if you call back in about 15 minutes.

- Is that Kim? - Uh, no.

That was J-Jim.

Somebody lookin' for Ji... Hey, look!

Look. Lookie here. George.

Aw, get away from around here, George.

Hey, hey, uh.. Can I speak to you for a second?

What do you want this time, George?

I-I just need some help.

Well, then, George, you should talk to Eleanor.

She's the one who works in the hospital.

Oh, oh. That's a good one, but, no.

Actually, uh, I was wondering if...

...if you guys thought that, uh, maybe, you know...

Linda liked me.

Why?

'Cause I like her.

Uh, man!

Oh, you look beat, Joey.

Yeah, there's a good reason for that, pop.

When you told me I had to move a few boxes

you didn't tell me one of 'em boxes was an icebox.

Oh.

Did I fail to mention the refrigerator?

Yes, you did, pop.

You also failed to mention the big-screen TV, the couch.

The bedroom set.

Plus the fact that Maddie was movin'

to a three-story apartment.

My, my, my.

The things that slip your mind.

With all this work I did today, I should be able to reach out

and touch Kim all over the world.

I realize this is the first time you've been in love, Joey.

Well, now you know.

Love costs.

Hey, Joey.

We're takin' some more clothes to the shelter.

Could you bring those boxes down from the bedroom?

Yeah, sure. I got a few vertebrae left.

Mm-hmm.

Here, son, I'll give you a hand.

- Roc. - 'Huh?'

I just got off the phone talkin' to George.

That's the fifteenth time today he's called about Linda.

Now, Eleanor, I wasn't gonna tell you this...

...but George told me he liked Linda.

And I don't think he likes her the way he likes grandma.

Well, I think that's kinda cute.

Well, then Crazy George really is crazy

if he thinks Linda's gonna fall for him.

Roc, I wish you'd stop calling him Crazy George.

George really isn't crazy.

He's a very sweet man.

He just happens to be different.

Yeah, he's different. he's crazy.

Sit down. Listen.

During my six years of nursing

I have run across a lot of people... like George.

They just happen to be mentally challenged.

But they're not that much different than you and me.

Eleanor, are you sayin' we fix George up with Linda?

No, I'm just sayin' that there's nothin' wrong

with George liking Linda.

Well, let's just make sure he likes her from afar.

I mean, way across the cow pasture.

Will you look at this gorgeous creature!

'Girl!'

You look great.

So? How did it go?

Well, I got the job.

Awesome! Hey! You hear that, Joey?

You are now lookin' at a new clerical assistant

for the Bank of Mellon.

- Oh, congratulations. - 'Oh, man!'

Yeah, and now that I got this job

I really wanna thank you and Roc for helping me out.

Oh, are you kiddin'? It was our pleasure.

And I also wanna thank George.

Can you arrange that, Roc?

Huh?

George... uh...

Well, I'd like to, Linda, but, uh, he's, uh, he's gone.

Where'd he go?

- Who knows? - Roc.

Linda, George didn't go anywhere.

He lives right next door.

Oh, well, Linda, look.

Before you thank him

I think there's somethin'

that you should know about George.

Has somethin' happened to him?

Not recently.

Linda... George is a very sweet man.

He just happens to be mentally challenged.

- I know that. - Well, there's more.

He likes you.

I like him, too.

Well, then I must be the one that's crazy.

Roc.

Roc, you know, when I-I was out on the street

no one saw who I was.

All they saw was a homeless person.

But then I walked into your kitchen

and I met George.

And George saw Linda.

I mean, he-he helped give my confidence a boost.

Well, he reminded me that I'm special just for bein' me.

Oh, Roc.

Roc baby, why don't you go see if you can find George?

Okay.

Oh, man, there he is!

Hey, George. I was just comin' to get ya.

Look, um...

Look, Linda's in there.

And she wants to thank you for your help.

Uh, uh, uh...

Wh...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

What-what?

What's the matter, George? I thought you liked her.

I-I do like her. I like her a lot.

It's just, you know, I'm...

I need to, uh...

Man, I need to tell you somethin'.

I know to you guys I look like wild, crazy

always on the go, got all the ladies

'cause I'm cool like that...

It's like...

It's like, for some reason I don't know exactly why

but some people, some people find me a little strange.

Oh.

I see how they might think that, George.

But seriously, it's like, it's like...

Ever since I was a kid, I mean...

I try to do things.. I try to make things come out right.

Like in my head, when they come out...

And I.. You know, it hurts when people...

...say... things about me.

I don't wanna go in there and embarrass myself

in front of her, man.

Hey, George, look, Linda's a very understanding person.

You know?

You know, I-I don't think there's any way possible

you can embarrass yourself in front of her.

You don't know me, Roc.

Eleanor, I-I was so excited when I got the job

I started lookin' for a place to move in, too.

- And I think I found one. - Oh, Linda! That's wonderful.

Oh, yeah, well.

It is good for me, but... I still got a lot of friends

who are out on the street.

Oh. Hopefully, with this new president

things are gonna change for them, too.

- Ah! - Oh.

- Hi, George. - Look who's here.

Um...

- Roc... - Mm-hmm?

Maybe we should go in the kitchen

and give them a little privacy.

- Okay. - Yeah, yeah.

For she needs to be by herself.

- George. - Hey.

I-I got the job.

I wanted to thank you for helping me with my confidence.

Hey, okay. Okay.

- George, are you alright? - Hey, I'm feelin' good.

Workin' out.

I'm nervous.

Oh, George.

Y-you don't have to be nervous.

See, the reason I'm nervous

is 'cause I like you.

And I like you, not that like-like type of like.

I mean, I like you, like, you know, how they like Mike.

Like they wanna be like Mike.

Actually, they don't wanna be like Mike

they just wanna have shoes like.. Ah!

All for me! All for me!

George! George!

- Wow! He found me! - George, George.

- He found me. - George.

It's... It's okay, George.

George?

Wha.. What are you doing, George?

I'm.. I'm takin' the advice that I gave you.

Tryin' to act like I'm somebody else.

Linda, I wanna be your friend.

How do you mean that?

I mean, like, you know, when you feelin' down

you can call me up, talk about things.

Just... you know, what's on your mind

or you need somebody to take you to the movies

or hang out, you know...

'Cause I'm... I'm a cool person to be around.

You know, like, I can make you laugh.

Eleanor, now I've seen everything.

Well, I think it is just lovely

that they enjoy each other's company so much.

Oh, Eleanor, you know, you're right. It is good.

Now George can annoy somebody else.

Hey, everybody!

George and I are friends.

Oh, that's nice.

And we're gonna go on a date too.

A date?

A friend date, Roc.

Good.

George is gonna come over to the shelter

and he's gonna help me get my things.

Oh, that's nice.

Whoo! Look at the time! Got to go.

Oh, where're you goin'?

Well, I gotta take her over so she can meet grandma.

You know, 'cause grandmother likes pretty ladies.

You know, because the love of ours

has fell from the sky down onto the ground.

And, uh... And that's where it is.

Even if a tree fell in the forest

if you weren't there, you couldn't hear it nowhere.

- Eleanor. - Hmm?

Now, I know George is harmless...

...and everything you said about him is true.

But grandma... that's another story.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

There's more "Roc" live after these messages.

'Oh, alright, alright. So everything's taken care of?'

'Good. So the credit will appear on next month's phone bill.'

Good, good. Okay, thank you. Bye.

Uh, sis, look here.

I've been meaning to tell you I'm gonna pay

for all those long-distance calls, okay?

- Why? You didn't make 'em. - Sure, I did.

I was, you know, calling Kim all around Europe.

Yeah, but Osaka is in Japan.

- Osaka? Lemme see. - Mm-hmm.

Osaka. Osaka.

Hanoi, Bangkok.

There must be $200 worth of bills.

Hey, pop, did you...

Pop, don't make me chase you.

Hey, pop, come here!